Summer Space a hit on Montague Street

Summer Space a hit on Montague Street

Kids were fascinated by the giant game of chess, with instruction by New York Chess & Games. Photos: Mary Frost

More next week, with performances and dog show

By Mary Frost

Brooklyn Daily Eagle

“We call this the ‘Big Mama,’ said chess instructor Asando Jones, holding a giant chess queen up over the heads of chess players hardly bigger than the queen.

“But we don’t call the king the ‘Big Daddy,’ he continued. “We call him the ‘Big Lazy’ because the queen does all the work. Can somebody find the bishop? He’s sometimes known as ‘Sneaky Pete’ because he runs diagonally.”

Kids ran to find the chess pieces on the giant board set up on Montague Street on Sunday during the first of two “Summer Space” events sponsored by the Montague Street Business Improvement District in Brooklyn Heights.

The giant chess game, chess tables and demonstrations were provided by the educational organization New York Chess & Games, courtesy of the Brooklyn Daily Eagle.

Other attendees stretched with a free yoga class, created arts & crafts with Etsy and BAM, took a free walking tour of Brooklyn Heights (courtesy of the Brooklyn Historical Society), read a book at the Uni Project’s pop-up library, or just relaxed at one of the tables scattered along Montague Street.

The second Summer Space takes place next Sunday, September 22, and will feature dance, music performances and the ever-popular Brooklyn Heights Dog Show.

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Take a free yoga class, play a game of life-sized chess, or send the kids on a scavenger hunt at the first of two Summer Space events on Montague Street in Brooklyn Heights on Sunday, September 15. … Full Article